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Council asked to authorize up to $535,000 for Altec DX53E digger derrick for public-service work
Summary
An ordinance would authorize the Director of Public Service to advertise, receive bids and enter a contract for an Altec Model DX53E 53-foot hydraulic digger derrick at a cost not to exceed $535,000; the ordinance cites Sourcewell cooperative purchasing authority and seeks emergency adoption to expedite the acquisition.
Council considered an ordinance on June 16 that would authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to solicit bids and enter into a contract to purchase an Altec Model DX53E fifty-three-foot hydraulic digger derrick, at a total cost not to exceed $535,000. The ordinance cites Ohio Revised Code section 9.48 to permit participation in Sourcewell cooperative purchasing, and refers to section 735.05 to justify council authorization for expenditures exceeding $75,250.
The ordinance finds that the digger derrick is needed by the electric department and states the purchase is in the city's best interest; it contains an emergency clause to expedite acquisition if approved by two-thirds of council. The draft includes findings that formal actions were taken in open meeting in compliance with ORC 121.22.
